Syrian refugee children play together at an informal tent settlement in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon March 12. (CNS/Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)
Catholic refugee resettlement groups hoped that on day one in office, President Joe Biden would sign an authorization officially increasing the number of refugees allowed into the United States. Eighty-six days later, they re still waiting. During the campaign and during his first few weeks in office, President Biden really promised to welcome more refugees into the country and to restore the global leadership role that the U.S. has played in terms of resettlement, Rachel Pollock, director of resettlement services for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told NCR.
More Than 1,100 Asylum Seekers Left Lesvos In The Last 20 Days
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Greece: New Lesbos migrant camp given green light
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The Greek island of Lesbos has become a symbol of Europe s failed refugee policies. European ideals are falling by the wayside in the refugee camps, but there are few alternatives elsewhere. Florian Schmitz reports.
Ylva Johansson and Notis Mitarachi have fundamentally different ideas about how Europe should handle migration.
While the Greek migration minister has a reputation of being tough, Johansson, the EU commissioner for migration and home affairs, prefers to invoke European ideals. But human rights, transparency, adequate accommodation and freedom have been in short supply on Lesbos and other Greek islands for years and still are today.